This Cave Shouldn't Exist

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"The Norse were here, too" feels like an archaeology meme at this point.

statue was "....broken into pieces, brought back to Lisbon and subsequently lost ..." The basic storyline of our entire history on this planet.

"Don't let anybody think for you; most people can barely think for themselves." Love it. The one I came up with is lots wordier. Some people feel thinking is a pleasure. Others feel it's a chore. Most, having never tried it, have no feel for it at all.

You should've look for prof Félix Rodrigues when in Terceira island. He's a physicist professor at the Azores University and been studying those "anomalies" as an hobby for years now. He was the first one proposing a pre portuguese presence in the archipelago and the first identifying and studying that "columbarium" you talk about there and hundreds other sites scattered all over the island.

Just a note that Columbarium also means dovecote, roman's named the style of tomb after their word for a dovecote because of the obvious resemblance

I was in the US Navy for 20 years. To this day, even in powered ships, we still sail past the Azores. This is weird, though. The amount of carving that would be required for the Phoenician-styled caves would take more than a season. I agree the stuff is certainly not Portuguese. Your right; this needs more research.

Oh man, no point on arguing with old portuguese men! 😅 Take it from a portuguese woman! As a history afficionado I got to say that Norse people were probably EVERYWHERE before any other European nation. Norse and early Polynesian explorers are often ignored and to me were truly a few of the first great explorers of the world. And I got to read more about the Phoenicians that was really interesting! Wonderful video! You got a wonderful way with words! Edit I got to say, as someone who is somewhat acquainted with the archeology scene in PT, it's not that "no one cares" about this particular site but more like lack of financial aid and government interest in the field of history and science. Conservation, studying and protection of heritage as well as scientific research lack a LOT of financing. I've heard researchers complain that in PT they have to count each cent. Things got a bit better now days but it still lacks and most of the focus is on the mainland as usual. The islands are often forgotten.

Having lived on Terceira for a couple of years in the 1960s, and as a student of both Atlantic weather and currents, I can easily believe the theory that the Portuguese were not the first visitors. I have also visited caves on the island in which one can find truly strange carvings and constructions.

Amazing video! I'm Azorean (from São Miguel) and this video popped up in my feed and I decided to watch it just by the title and was so surprised to see that, not only it's about the Azores, but also this isn't just another travel vlog, but about something I find so interesting and I wish it was talked about and researched more. Back in school, we are taught that the Portuguese discovered the islands (still I don't think it gives the right to some Lisbon boomer to be offended lmao), but I do recall teachers mentioned it was actually more like a "rediscovery" but they never went in-depth - maybe nowadays they do, not sure. As a tourist guide, I occasionally get asked about the (re)discovery of the islands and I'll definitely be recommending this video - so thanks for it! I hope in the future further and proper research into this is done. :)

It would be interesting to see a follow up that explains what specifically ties the second set of caves to the phoenecians or the punics. Evan said that they were closest aligned culturally but also said they weren't studied that well. Would go a long way to confirm.

I’m soooooo glad to see a new video from you …..and also the great performance/views it’s getting!! Your channel is one of the best things on all of YouTube

How refreshing! Thank you for your bright thoughts on the subject of long lost and forgotten civilisations. This was my first visit to your channel and it certainly will not be my last :-)

The caves may be pottery drying shelves, the other cave used to fire them. If they were using the island as a waypoint it would make sense to have the ability to carry more water, food and other sundry items in pottery.

Lizard steals the show @6:33 . Upper right hand corner

Great narration, no annoying background music, and beautiful scenery. I'm definitely subscribing

I'm currently studying history at university and the thing that fascinates me about it all is that nothing is static and that even tiny pieces of archaeological evidence can turn our whole view upside down.

I don't have anything of value to add to the conversation but I had a great time watching this one, Evan, thanks man :)

You have a very good prose. The viewer can tell the labor you go through writing the screenplays for this interesting videos. Thanks a lot.

What a delightful presentation! I have not seen any of your work until just now. But Ixm glad to have watched your video. So I just "subscribed" to see more of your work. Thank you!